Two private defense lawyers in Marion County failed to convince the Indiana Court of Appeals that they should be retroactively
appointed by the Marion County Public Defender Agency and compensated for their legal work on a case that has an intricate
maze of attorney representation over the course of five years.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s deputy that was killed while directing traffic was using her car at the time of the accident
and was entitled to coverage under the county’s policy under the uninsured/underinsured motorist endorsement, the Indiana
Court of Appeals affirmed.

The Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed the finding that a man charged with murder is no longer indigent and that his difficult
behavior caused him to waive or forfeit his right to appointed counsel. The appellate court concluded that the judge considered
the defendant’s conduct, not his ability to pay, when finding him no longer indigent.

In a dispute over whether an insurer was required to pay pre-notice costs for environmental cleanup, the Indiana Court of
Appeals was divided over whether the Indiana Supreme Court ruling Dreaded v. St. Paul Guardian Insurance was distinguishable
from the instant case.

The Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld the decision to deny a man’s request for post-conviction relief, finding that
although his attorney’s performance was deficient for not investigating whether a previous conviction attributed to
the defendant was really his, the man couldn’t show he was prejudiced.

A panel of Indiana Court of Appeals judges split on the issue of whether a defendant agreed to allow a five-member jury to
decide her case after one juror fell ill, with the dissenting judge believing the defendant – not her counsel –
must consent to the five-person jury.

The Indiana Court of Appeals concluded that a victim’s statements detailing her physical attack and identifying her
attacker were admissible in court and were nontestimonial, so the defendant’s confrontation rights weren’t violated.
However, the judges reversed the man’s convictions because the trial court shouldn’t have admitted prior misconduct
evidence involving the defendant and the victim.

On interlocutory appeal, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a man’s motion to dismiss his theft charge
in Jay County because he caused the delay in the case by absconding. The case brought up the issue of whether knowledge by
jail officials on the whereabouts of the defendant can mean that the judge and prosecutor were sufficiently notified.

The Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled that the Town of Plainfield Plan Commission must provide The Kroger Co. with specific
reasons its building plan was denied or allow Kroger to build a gas station as planned.

The state didn’t show that a teenager was in need of care, treatment, or rehabilitation regarding school attendance,
so his adjudication as a delinquent child for missing school should be reversed, ruled the Indiana Court of Appeals.

The Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled on an issue that has not directly been addressed by statute or caselaw, holding that
paying a civil penalty to stop a tax sale of property doesn’t cancel out an appeal questioning that assessment’s
validity.

The Indiana Court of Appeals found a trial judge abused his discretion in admitting portions of a defendant’s out-of-court
taped police statements, but the appellate panel determined that error was harmless and not reason to reverse the man’s
multiple rape and sexual conduct convictions.

From now on, the Indiana Court of Appeals will publish full names of parties on workforce development review board cases after
determining state statute doesn’t require those to be kept confidential in public court records.

The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed the grant of a fired Department of Correction employee’s petition for judicial
review, finding that it was clear on the record that an administrative agency’s action was without evidentiary foundation.
The appellate court noted the difficulty the judge had in conducting the judicial review due to deficiencies in recording
testimony.

The Indiana Court of Appeals was divided in its ruling on whether a man whose land sits higher and isn’t prone to flooding
should have to pay for the reconstruction of an arm of a nearby drainage ditch. The dissenting judge wrote that Wednesday’s
decision will promote “water wars” between neighbors.

The Indiana Court of Appeals addressed for the first time the issue of whether a photograph admitted at trial showing little
damage to a truck involved in an accident is inadmissible on the grounds that it’s irrelevant to any determination of
bodily injury.

Finding it had already ruled on an associational standing question six years ago in the same case, the Indiana Court of Appeals
has denied an electric utility's attempt to re-litigate that issue based on the law-of-the-case doctrine.

The Spencer Circuit Court erred in finding a lawsuit filed by property owners challenging the requirement they connect to
a new sewer system is a public lawsuit and the property owners must pay $9 million in bond to proceed with the suit, the Indiana
Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.

The Indiana Court of Appeals has reiterated its stance that urban or residential area landowners have a duty to take reasonable
precautions regarding their own trees, healthy or otherwise, and make sure they don’t harm a neighbor’s property
based on the size and where they are planted.